Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck job hunting?

Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by Varriount on Friday July 28, 2023 @07:31AM (#36905387)

I'm curious though - how many of those applications were for recently posted positions? I ask because I assume that the older a job posting, the more likely its position has been filled but the posting hasn't been taken down.

If you apply to 1000 positions, but 700 are from those "zombie" job postings, then you've really only applied to 300 positions.

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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by idrios on Friday July 28, 2023 @07:55AM (#36905585)

I'm not sure but I'm guessing they were to mostly recent postings. He did say he would apply to companies multiple times because they often re-post job listings.

His approach was extremely different from how I would approach job applications though. The job he ended up getting was as a Ruby on Rails developer, as the 3rd person in a 3-person startup. And I don't think he knew Ruby when he applied, just html/css/js. And the job had him relocate to Ohio.

I think he's an extreme case, but I see "I applied to X-hundred jobs" posts so often that I do think it explains the massive applicant pools for most job listings.

I've never gotten a response from a job application where I put in very little effort though, so I can't vouch to whether it's a good strategy or not.

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